The concept of growing a vast international repository of offshore providers and creating a global resource became an appealing project for Ixion. Because Offshore Development Group is focused on the offshore segment of the IT outsourcing services market our ODC (Offshore Development Center) became a true advantage in working with our valued client. The initial business requirements analysis phase identified four main sections of the site: (1) the International Provider Directory, (2) Content Management and article submissions, (3) the RFP Submission engine, and (4) the White Papers area. The solution needed to be robust, flexible, scalable, and portable to various platforms - and needed to be complete in 8 weeks.

After analyzing the requirements for the solution, our team employed a technological architecture with an application layer consisting of JSP, servlets, and JavaBeans interfacing with the SQL Server 2000 database layer to provide the robust, flexible, and scalable solution that the Offshore Development Group wanted.

With a complete web-based administrative toolset to approve/edit/remove directory submissions, RFP distributions, and white paper submissions, ODG has the capability to immediately locate and take action on customer related information.  They can change pricing for their various products in real time. All credit card transactions travel over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to Authorize.net – an online payment processing gateway.

Additionally, the robust content management system allows the administrator to determine the placement, order, image size, and a long or short summary for articles on various pages. A site traffic analysis module rounds out the solution.


Since the site launched in January 2002, over 1000 companies including big players like Covansys, Wipro, Mindtree Software, Mirantis, Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Services have registered with the site.  The project has also provided a firm foundation for the consulting arm of ODG and its expansion into Russian and Indian markets.

As "Internet Time" tends to accelerate changes in consumer perception and market penetration, it was of great benefit to ODG that the site launched within 8 weeks of contract signing. By building a robust solution, Ixion helped ODG establish themselves as the premier source of information and resources for the Offshore Development community.